Comments on: More App Store Survey Results http://blog.iliumsoft.com/2009/02/26/more-app-store-survey-results/ Behind the Scenes at Ilium Software Fri, 24 May 2013 23:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Xavier http://blog.iliumsoft.com/2009/02/26/more-app-store-survey-results/comment-page-1/#comment-33961 Xavier Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:07:38 +0000 http://blog.iliumsoft.com/?p=913#comment-33961 I always read the reviews before I get a new app. One could never be careful enough.

]]> By: Tint Man http://blog.iliumsoft.com/2009/02/26/more-app-store-survey-results/comment-page-1/#comment-33920 Tint Man Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:52:40 +0000 http://blog.iliumsoft.com/?p=913#comment-33920 Hi Ellen,

I have not taken your survey yet but you were right when it comes to me. I tend to skim everything in life including apps.

]]> By: Matt http://blog.iliumsoft.com/2009/02/26/more-app-store-survey-results/comment-page-1/#comment-33888 Matt Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:26:37 +0000 http://blog.iliumsoft.com/?p=913#comment-33888 This part of survey is more valuable… Can’t wait for the next one!

]]> By: ellen http://blog.iliumsoft.com/2009/02/26/more-app-store-survey-results/comment-page-1/#comment-33886 ellen Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:56:11 +0000 http://blog.iliumsoft.com/?p=913#comment-33886 Thanks, Tamas. That’s great news for developers.

]]> By: Tamas http://blog.iliumsoft.com/2009/02/26/more-app-store-survey-results/comment-page-1/#comment-33870 Tamas Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:46:19 +0000 http://blog.iliumsoft.com/?p=913#comment-33870 Good news: Apple removes old non-customer reviews from App Store:
http://www.macrumors.com/2009/02/26/apple-removes-old-non-customer-reviews-from-app-store/

]]> By: Kevin White http://blog.iliumsoft.com/2009/02/26/more-app-store-survey-results/comment-page-1/#comment-33865 Kevin White Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:54:42 +0000 http://blog.iliumsoft.com/?p=913#comment-33865 Reviews are frustrating on the App Store because of how they get seemingly picked at random to appear on the main app page. I hate seeing those one star reviews from some idiot months ago (“WHY DOES THIS COST MONEY?!”) back when you could review anything you wanted, or a review for a 1.0 version which has been massively updated since then.

For example, eWallet didn’t sync when it came out, you couldn’t search, nor generate passwords, and there were a few bugs we couldn’t find in our limited beta testing. If you wrote a review then that said, “This just has too many shortcomings,” that review might still be right up there on the main page, alongside a great review of the _current_ version which addresses all of the bad review’s issues. That’s unfair.

On the other hand, if I see all good reviews, I start to wonder if they’re just shills. (Thankfully, a weird but cool game I bought yesterday has almost all good reviews, and they’re very warranted.)

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